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Board Initiates Condemnation Proceedings

April 13, 1999|By Rob Smith.

DISTRICT 300. — The Community District 300 Board of Education on Monday night authorized condemnation of a 49.5-acre parcel that would be used for a fourth high school.

The move would allow the district to take its case before a judge, who will determine a fair and reasonable price for the land, which is immediately east of Dundee Middle School, at Illinois Highway 72 and Randall Road in West Dundee.

Assistant Supt. Fred Goering said the action was necessary because negotiations have lasted more than 15 months. He also said negotiations will continue.

The land is held in trust for four families. Goering said talks have been hampered because the owners are spread across the U.S. and have been unable to come to a consensus. The suit will be filed in Kane County Circuit Court.

If voters Tuesday approve District 300's $89 million building referendum proposal, $44 million would be used to build the high school.